Rex Ryan didn't maintain again on Jets receiver Elijah Moore.
The previous Jets head coach ripped the 22-year-old throughout ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown” after he requested a commerce earlier within the week.
“So Elijah Moore requests a commerce after the crew has gained three straight video games,” Ryan mentioned. “What’s he performed, 20 video games within the league already? Are you kidding? You understand how onerous it's to win on this league? Elijah Moore, it's essential to develop up. I like the Jets. At all times been a fan of the Jets. My dad coached there for eight years, I coached there for without end. I’m sorry, however this proper right here, I’m not a fan of yours.
“You should develop up, OK, Elijah Moore? You’re watching at house. Are you kidding me? Why aren’t you along with your soccer crew? Develop up. The best gamers of our sport wish to win over the rest.”
Ryan then turned to Corridor of Famer Randy Moss, who was sitting beside him.
“Randy, if you happen to by no means caught a ball, it’s like, okay … That will by no means occur by the best way, since you couldn’t maintain his jock as a participant,” Ryan continued, showing to be addressing Moore by pointing towards the digital camera.
“However what? Develop up. Develop up and get on board. This crew wants you on board. This man proper here's a particular expertise, however he must be a part of the answer, not a part of the issue.”
Moore, 22, was absent from Jets observe on Thursday, when head coach Robert Saleh mentioned the receiver was excused for a “private motive.” Information of Moore’s commerce request broke later that day.
Moore wrote a sequence of cryptic posts on Twitter on Thursday, and after the Jets’ win over the Packers used the social media platform to allude to displeasure over his function within the offense.
“If I say what I actually wanna say…I’ll be the egocentric man…we profitable. Grateful! Large blessing! All I ever wished. Butter candy for me em however I’ll be stable. So I’ll simply keep quiet. Simply know I don’t perceive both,’’ Moore tweeted.
A second-round decide in 2021, Moore caught 43 passes for 538 yards and 5 touchdowns in 11 video games throughout a promising rookie season. In 2022, his involvement has dwindled since Zach Wilson returned from damage; Moore had zero targets in the course of the win in Inexperienced Bay.
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